# What were you THINKING?

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [October 13, 2023, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532 "2023-10-13T19:36:53Z")\
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As a general comment for both the “movie we all like” and “song we all like” threads, I would like to note that it is legitimately possible to say “I don’t like this” without disparaging the movie/song, the genre they fit in, or those that like that movie/song which you do not like.

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